In the August 2010 blog on America’s Great Outdoors I advanced the notion that in order to better preserve historic resources the United States needed to tackle the problem of depopulation. If people do not live near historic resources most become unfamiliar with the importance of these historic places. In a sense, depopulation is contributing [...]

…Or how to get Liked instead of Licked on Facebook There is a deep desire to be social. There is a deep and sometimes urgent desire to raise cash. There is a deep desire to eat ice cream. The ice cream social for over a century has, more or less successfully, has attempted to fulfill [...]

The Wall Street Journal for Friday November 26, 2010 carried an article by Paul Sonne, “Price Hikes Put U.K. Libraries in a Bind.” When it comes to relevance in an age of near universal expectation that people should be able to have electronic access instantly, historical organizations are often said to face many of the [...]